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hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2233 |
Keep door closed, remove/replace one hinge at a time. Nice and easy
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1st May 2018 3:37pm |
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stephan123 Member Since: 18 Mar 2015 Location: London Posts: 281 |
Thanks Hank but I thought you need access to the bolt nuts behind the door car to remove the hinges. Means keeping door shut will prove tricky
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1st May 2018 3:54pm |
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windy81 Member Since: 14 Mar 2018 Location: North Wales Posts: 311 |
captive nuts are your friend.
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1st May 2018 4:27pm |
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blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16927 |
The door bolts are all loose nuts, the B post (if a 110 or 130) have nut plates, so all but the bulkhead bolts require access to the inside of the vehicle (underneath in the case of the second-row door, lower hinge, B post nuts).
The best method usually is to do one hinge at a time and support the door on a jack of some description (obviously with suitable protection between the jack and the door). |
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1st May 2018 5:39pm |
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Litch Member Since: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 760 |
Take the door-card off and open the window, that way you can reach inside to fit & hold the nuts while the door is held securely by a single hinge and the catch.
Certainly I never have any problems when fitting door-hinges single handed. And yes, the Optimill items are very nice, have a full set on my 90. ONE LIFE, GET IT! |
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1st May 2018 8:31pm |
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zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 |
If you don't have central locking/E windows, then you can just take the door off, once the hinges are undone there is only the check strap holding it.
Even if you have electrics, then for 2nd row doors at least there is a plug in the B pilar just unplug the door and lift it off. I would imagine the fronts are the same, but I've not checked. Another option is to remove the door cards, this allows you to get at the nuts on the door side from inside the vehicle. |
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1st May 2018 9:56pm |
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stephan123 Member Since: 18 Mar 2015 Location: London Posts: 281 |
Thanks Litch - good call with putting the window down so no need to open the door while swapping the hinges
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1st May 2018 10:24pm |
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stephan123 Member Since: 18 Mar 2015 Location: London Posts: 281 |
Is it the same process for the rear door hinges? I'm hoping that the nuts for the body bolts are also captive |
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4th May 2018 8:05pm |
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